Telephone labor deal ends strike risk nationwide in 1970s
A three year contract with the Communications Workers of America averts a national strike as 500000 Bell System workers accept wage gains and pension enhancements. The tentative settlements cover CWA Telecom and related unions plus Western Electric workers, with ratification pending.
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Washington
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CWA
Bell System
Telecommunications International Union
Electrical
Western Electric
Glenn E. Watts
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Watts
Carter proposes $34 billion welfare reform to Congress
President Carter urged Congress to scrap the current welfare system for a $34 billion plan that moves able-bodied recipients into jobs while offering aid to those unable to work. He aims to pass the measure by next spring with full effect by Oct. 1, 1980, and vows a break from past policies.
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Congress
Congressional
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Carter
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
al Altman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Appaloosa Colt Bides Time as Grass Stands Dry in Guilford County
A report from Guilford County near Highway 68 notes an appaloosa colt waiting for the next milk break while his mother eyes a substitute for the dry pasture grass. The drought has left land parched and the grass tasteless compared with spring growth.
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Guilford County
Contract That Launched Chang and Eng’s Circus Careers Found
The 1829 contract launching Siamese twins Chang and Eng’s touring career was acquired by the Surry County Historical Society. Dated April 1 1829 and written in English the document notes free will of parents and king to travel with Captain Abel Coffin for up to five years with Coffin covering all expenses. The twins later wed sisters from Wilkes County and lived in Surry County.
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Surry County
Robert Hunter
Abel Coffin
America
Europe
Coffin
Wilkes County
Marion Venable
Historical Society
Winston-Salem
A.B. Clark
University of Maine
Van Houten Retrial Ends in Mistrial After Deadlocked Jury
Los Angeles AP report states Superior Court Judge Edward Hinz declared a mistrial in Leslie Van Houten's murder retrial as the jurors could not agree after three days of deliberation over 15 weeks of trial. Foreman Bill Albee said the panel was 7-5 for first-degree murder versus manslaughter.
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Los Angeles
Leslie van Houten
Charles Manson
Bill Albee
Miss van Houten
Keith
Leslie
Ronald Hughes
Torney
Manson
Rosemary LaBianca
Lena LaBianca
Sharon Tate
Tate-LaBianca
Bicycle Horde Rolls Across Iowa on Ragbrai Route
A Des Moines Register Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa convoy numbing towns as 3000 to 4000 riders traverse 400 miles from Onawa to Lansing. Participants of all ages are greeted by farmers lining the route and Decorah hosts Luther College facilities for lodging meals and recreation.
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Rockford
Iowa
Thelma Koch
The
Des Moines Register
John Karras
Onawa
Missouri River
Inside Reading Page 148 Page 12 158 168 Section D
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Western Electric Co
Bell Laboratories
Sonny Hedgecock
Clark
Society
Larry E. Tise
North Carolina
van Houten
Hinz
Lansing
Mississippi
Bob Jarboe
Decorah
Luther College
College
Woden Woman's Club
Champ Sirica
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